The San Jose Sharks with the season on the line in Game 5, were facing an uphill battle. Prior to last night, when the Sharks were down 3-1 in a series, they had gone 0-6 in trying to force an extra game.
But that wasn’t the case last night.
The Sharks played some of their best hockey of the season, soundly defeating the Vegas Golden Knights by a score of 5-2.
Since Game 2 (and for much of Martin Jones’ season), there has been an early goal within the first five minutes of the period, as the Knights scored early on Martin Jones three straight times.